The Samsung Galaxy Spica is not a good advertisement for Google's Android Samsung’s Galaxy Spica boasts the Android OS and a heap of solid specs under its hood but the handset is a poorly-designed disappointment, says Adam Maguire. Technology giant Samsung has done extremely well in the touchscreen phone market to date ...

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Nokia's E75 The Nokia E75 adds a touch of style and personality to the hum-drum business phone but Symbian operating system could have done with the same kind of makeover. A welcome break from a world seemingly full of touchscreens, the Nokia E75 is one of the latest phones by the ...

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Samsung's Solid Extreme The tactic of mobile manufacturers has generally been to attract customers with more advanced or stylish phones than the one they already own; with the Solid Extreme Samsung ignores both selling points and pushes the durability factor instead. Neither end of the mobile market today can be identified by ...

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The Samsung Tocco UltraSamsung has become an extremely ambitious mobile phone manufacturer in recent times, particularly in the Irish market. Its latest touch-screen device, the Tocco Ultra, is a follow on from the Tocco which was released late last year but rather than being a tweak it is safe to ...

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The Nokia MusicXpress 5800 Nokia’s MusicXpress 5800 is a good touchscreen debut by the Finnish company but it fails to do anything really well. The long awaited response by Nokia to iPhone, the 5800 is an uglier but far more feature-laden touch-based device than Apple’s. The phone offers users an mp3 player, ...

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The Blackberry Curve 8900 One of a number of handsets created in reaction to Nokia and Apple’s advances on the premium business phone space, the Curve 8900 fails at every turn to make itself a device worth having. The Blackberry brand has always been associated with businessmen and e-mail junkies, something that ...

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Three's INQ1 Phone The INQ1 promises social media integration at a low price – a clear pitch to students and young “Facebookers” alike. Three claims that the INQ1 is the world’s first social media mobile but this is not entirely true – a few free downloads from the iPhone’s App Store will ...

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The LG Renoir (KC910) LG’s latest attempt at a touch-screen phone is a vast improvement on its predecessor but the device still fails to live up to the high benchmark set by its rivals. LG has plenty of experience in developing touch-screen phones in recent years – arguably more than any other ...

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Nokia's E71 Smartphone Sitting somewhere in between Apple’s iPhone and RIM’s Blackberry in terms of looks, the Nokia E71 offers practically every function you could wish for in one device but is hindered by its minuscule keyboard. Nokia is no stranger to business phones, in fact nearly half of all smart-phones sold ...

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The Samsung Jet Despite the touch-screen phone being a relatively new addition to the mobile world Samsung can already be considered seasoned pros of the technology. At both the low and high ends of the market the company have launched touch-based devices with a new handset seeming to hit the shelves ...

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